ἀφθονία
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A freedom from envy or grudging, liberality, πᾶσαν προθυμίαν καὶ ἀφθονίαν εἴχομεν ἀλλήλους διδάσκειν Pl.Prt.327b. II of things, plenty, abundance, Pi.N.3.9; τῶν ὠφελούντων Pl.Ap.24e, cf. 23c; κακῶν Men.589; ἀφθονίας οὔσης ὀργίζεσθαι abundance of matter for... Lys.12.2; ἀ. ἦν καταπίνειν Telecl.1.10; τοσαύτην ἀ. κατηγοριῶν D.21.102; εἰς ἀ. in abundance, X.An.7.1.33; opp. ἀφορία, Id.Smp.4.55: pl., καρπῶν ἀφθονίησι Emp.78. III = κακία, Hsch.
German (Pape)
[Seite 410] ἡ, Neidlosigkeit, Bereitwilligkeit, καὶ προθυμία Plat. Prot. 327 b. Gew Ueberfluß, reichlicher Vorrath, Pind. N. 3, 9; Plat. Apol. 23 c u. öfter; ἀφθονίαν ἔχειν τινός, dem σπανίζειν entgegengesetzt, Xen. Cyr. 8, 6, 23; εἰς ἀφθονίαν, reichlich, An. 7, 1, 33.
